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Chapter 144

Author: Michy Gaza
last update publish date: 2026-03-03 23:10:02

The door closed harder than necessary.

Damian exhaled slowly.

Anton stepped forward quietly.

“The narrative has shifted entirely.”

“Good.”

“Public sympathy is high.”

“I don’t care.”

“Miss Velez will retaliate.”

“Let her.”

Anton studied him carefully.

“You were very clear.”

“Yes.”

“Why so absolute?”

Damian’s gaze drifted briefly toward the window.

Moscow.

A hospital office.

A woman who didn’t know he knew.

“No one replaces her,” he repeated quietly.

Anton nodded once.

Understood.

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